In 2002, don Miguel Ruiz suffered a near-fatal heart attack that left him in a nine-week-long coma. The spiritual journey he undertook while suspended between this world and the next forms the heart of his latest book, The Toltec Art of Life and Death, published by HarperElixir. In this enlightening interview with one of his long-time students, HeatherAsh Amara, don Miguel shares with us the innermost workings of his singular heart and mind. Don Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican author who shares the wisdom of the ancient Toltec through his books, lectures and journeys to sacred sites around the world. His most famous and influential work, The Four Agreements, has sold some 4 million copies. It advocates personal freedom from agreements and beliefs that we have made with ourselves and others that are creating limitation and unhappiness in our lives.